Recovery Staff Nurse

Post holder will be able to assist in the daily planning and organisation of the recovery area for clinical procedures of the post surgery patient. Post holder will be expected to recover patients providing individualised care and maintaining high quality evidence based clinical care. Post holder will monitor and maintain the highest standard of nursing care achieving all standards set by the department. Post includes checking, witnessing and administration of controlled drugs. Participate in the post surgery and post Anaesthetic care of patients including the recovery of a full range surgical specialities which includes HDU patients post op, and the care of the deteriorating patient., Receiving patients from Theatre and ensuring a complete and safe handover is given by the Anaesthetist and Theatre staff. Ensuring airway management is maintained and all observations are maintained and within acceptable ranges. Pain management and control is effectively carried out using an appropriate pain tool and analgesia administered when required. Temperature monitoring and intervention when required. Administration of all prescribed drugs including controlled drugs. Administration of blood and blood products. An ability to use administration pumps/pain controlled Analgesia pumps and Epidural pumps safely and effectively. Liaising with ward staff and DTC staff.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation and religion and belief. The trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment training,to promote policies and procedures in place that are sensitive to these differences. We encourage out team to attend study days and post graduate courses relevant to the recovery area to ensure their professional development is ongoing and continuous.